Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF)
By Automotive Transformation Fund / Innovate UK
United Kingdom
Updated 21 August 2026
Funding Amount
Amount not published
About This Opportunity
Strategic automotive transformation projects; supply-chain, manufacturing and technology investment supporting UK automotive transformation
Eligibility Criteria
UK-registered business of any size; project work and exploitation in UK; project must address ATF requirements; full competitions may require minimum grant/project size
Application Process
How to apply Supporting information Description The Automotive Transformation Fund (ATF) is a new programme that aims to establish a competitive and sustainable UK supply chain. It offers a share of up to £1 billion of funding for capital and associated industrial research projects. This will be to support the industrialisation of a high value, electrified automotive supply at scale in the UK. This is an expression of interest (EoI) competition. If your application is successful you will be invited to apply to a full stage competition strand when it is published. In applying to this competition, you are entering into a competitive process. This competition closes at 11am UK time on the deadline stated. Funding type Grant Project size Total eligible project costs and project duration must b
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At a glance
- Status
- Closed
- Timeline
- Closed: 29 Mar 2021
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Amount
- Amount not published
- Applications
- 0
- Official site
- iuk-business-connect.org.uk
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